diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/Task.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/Task.qml
index d1f67ae9..6e53f8a4 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/Task.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/Task.qml
@@ -76,9 +76,13 @@ Item {
         DragHandler {
             id: dragHandler
             target: parent
+            
             yAxis.enabled: true
             xAxis.enabled: false
             yAxis.maximum: 0
+            
+            // y > 0 - dragging down (opening the app)
+            // y < 0 - dragging up (dismissing the app)
             onActiveChanged: {
                 yAnimator.stop();
                 
@@ -194,16 +198,18 @@ Item {
                 contentItem: Item {
                     id: item
                     
+                    // app icon (behind window preview in-case it doesn't load)
+                    TaskIcon {
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    }
+
+                    // attempt to load window preview
                     Loader {
                         id: pipeWireLoader
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         source: Qt.resolvedUrl("./Thumbnail.qml")
-                        onStatusChanged: {
-                            if (status === Loader.Error) {
-                                source = Qt.resolvedUrl("./TaskIcon.qml");
-                            }
-                        }
                     }
+                    
                     TapHandler {
                         onTapped: delegate.activateApp()
                     }
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskIcon.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskIcon.qml
index 592d48b2..1668bd44 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskIcon.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskIcon.qml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 PlasmaCore.IconItem {
-    implicitWidth: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.medium
-    implicitHeight: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.medium
+    implicitWidth: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.enormous
+    implicitHeight: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.enormous
     usesPlasmaTheme: false
     source: model.decoration
 }
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
index fdca9841..05fc13a4 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
@@ -164,19 +164,11 @@ Item {
             taskSwitcherState: root.taskSwitcherState
             
             // the item is effectively anchored to the flickable bounds
-            QQC2.Control {
-                leftPadding: 0
-                rightPadding: 0
-                topPadding: 0
-                bottomPadding: 0
-                
+            TaskList {
+                taskSwitcher: root
                 x: flickable.contentX
                 width: flickable.width
                 height: flickable.height
-                
-                contentItem: TaskList {
-                    taskSwitcher: root
-                }
             }
         }
     }